Utrecht 1-2 Nottingham Forest — Europa League, 11 Dec 2025
Nottingham Forest beat Utrecht 2-1 in the Europa League on 11 December 2025 at Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht. M. van der Hoorn scored for Utrecht; A. Kalimuendo and Igor Jesus for Nottingham Forest. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
· kickoff·Stadion Galgenwaard · Utrecht·Match Finished
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 47'Simulation
- 0-152'
- 63'
- 65'Foul
- 70'
- 1-173'
- 78'
- 80'
- 80'
- 86'
- 1-288'assist: Dan Ndoye
- 89'
- 90'Foul
- 90+2'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Utrecht
- 7.9Mike EerdhuijzenD
- 7.7Mike van der HoornD
- 7.2Yoann CathlineF
- 7.2Souffian El KarouaniD
- 7.2Alonzo EngwandaM
- 6.7Adrian BlakeF
- 6.7Gjivai ZechiëlM
- 6.6Sébastien HallerF
- 6.6Vasilis BarkasG
- 6.6Matisse DiddenD
- 6.5Dani de WitM
- 6.2Nick ViergeverD
- 6.2Siebe HoremansD
- 6.2Miguel RodríguezF
Nottingham Forest
- 7.9Callum Hudson-OdoiF
- 7.5MurilloD
- 7.3Douglas LuizM
- 7.0Arnaud KalimuendoF
- 6.9Elliot AndersonM
- 6.9Ibrahim SangaréM
- 6.9Igor JesusF
- 6.7MoratoD
- 6.7Nicolás DomínguezM
- 6.7Zach AbbottD
- 6.5Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 6.5Oleksandr ZinchenkoD
- 6.3Nikola MilenkovićD
- 6.3John VictorG
- 6.2James McAteeM
- 6.0Dan NdoyeF
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest4-3-3
Utrecht4-3-3
Substitutes
UtrechtRon Jans
Substitutes
- 24Nick Viergever80'D6.2
- 3M. van der Hoorn73'63'D7.7
- 5Kolbeinn FinnssonD
- 25Michael BrouwerG
- 8C. BozdoganM
- 14Z. IqbalM
- 43Rafik El ArguiouiM
- 26M. Jonathans90+2'F
- 15Adrian Blake80'F6.7
- 46J. van OmmerenM
- 53J. EversenG
Nottingham ForestVitor Pereira
Substitutes
- 31Nikola Milenković70'D6.3
- 19Igor Jesus88'89'86'F6.9
- 30W. BolyD
- 10Morgan Gibbs-White78'M6.5
- 6Ibrahim Sangaré46'M6.9
- 29D. BakwaF
- 3Neco WilliamsD
- 8Elliot Anderson65'46'M6.9
- 37N. SavonaD
- 63A. BottG
- 67K. WillowsG
Team statistics
43%Possession57%
0.73Expected goals (xG)1.65
10Total shots19
3Shots on target11
4Shots off target7
3Blocked shots1
7Corners5
2Offsides0
14Fouls14
2Yellow cards2
8Goalkeeper saves2
-0.62Goals prevented-0.62
361Total passes488
304Accurate passes421
84%Pass accuracy86%
Utrecht
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Eerdhuijzen | 80 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Mike van der Hoorn | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.7 |
| Yoann Cathline | 80 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Souffian El Karouani | 90 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7.2 |
| Alonzo Engwanda | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| Adrian Blake | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Sébastien Haller | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Vasilis Barkas | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Matisse Didden | 63 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Dani de Wit | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Nick Viergever | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Siebe Horemans | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Miguel Rodríguez | 89 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Murillo | 69 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Douglas Luiz | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Arnaud Kalimuendo | 87 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Elliot Anderson | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Igor Jesus | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Morato | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | 78 | – | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Zach Abbott | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Nikola Milenković | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| John Victor | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| James McAtee | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Dan Ndoye | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 6.0 |
Final table, Europa League 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | VfB Stuttgart | 8 | +6 | 15 |
| 12 | Ferencvarosi TC | 8 | +1 | 15 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | +8 | 14 |
| 14 | Plzen | 8 | +5 | 14 |
| 15 | FK Crvena Zvezda | 8 | +1 | 14 |
| 32 | Rangers | 8 | -9 | 4 |
| 33 | Nice | 8 | -8 | 3 |
| 34 | Utrecht | 8 | -10 | 1 |
| 35 | Malmo FF | 8 | -11 | 1 |
| 36 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 8 | -20 | 1 |
Before and after
Utrecht
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